TotalEnergies has advanced the Danish North Sea Tyra redevelopment project with power up of two gas turbines at the field’s new processing module nearly 1 month ahead of schedule.
Once fully operational, Tyra natural gas field will deliver 2.8 billion cu m/year to Denmark and Europe through export pipelines to Nybro and Den Helder.
The two active gas turbines constitute the main means of power supply for the entire Tyra II hub including the surrounding fields, the operator said in a release July 6.
The platform is equipped with three turbines—two will run continuously, and one will be on standby. They will convert natural gas to mechanical energy enabling the production from the field. Each turbine has a power capacity of 35 Mw.
The next step for the turbines to be available for continuous operations is completion of installation of sea water lift pumps, said partner BlueNord in a separate release.
As part of the redevelopment, eight new platform topsides have been constructed onshore and were installed in the Danish North Sea. One of the new topsides is the riser platform Tyra East Echo (TEE). In late June, teams completed installation of the connection spool at TEE, reestablishing the 30-in. OD pipeline connection between Tyra field and Denmark.
Tyra field is expected to resume production in December 2023.
Redevelopment of Tyra field includes three main elements: decommissioning and recycling of old platforms; recycling and extending the current platform legs on six of the platforms, which will have new topsides; a new process module and a new accommodation platform.
TotalEnergies is operator of Tyra field on behalf of DUC – a partnership of TotalEnergies (43.2%), BlueNord (36.8%), and Nordsøfonden (20%).
